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The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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The restored, unbowdlerized text of Raspes slapstick travel epic featuring the classic illustrations from Strang & Clark (1895) No one has journeyed to as many foreign lands as Baron von Munchausen. Nor, when it comes time to fire a cannon, will you find anyone more accurate. The comfort of courtly life is as natural to him as the harshest polar desert. On the subject of politics and science he has no equal. And all discussion of the moon must start and stop with the only man who has ever been there. His feats of prowess are famed the world over. Who else could leap a hedgerow with a carriage and horse on their back? No one. And then of course there are the bears. . . My god the poor bears! Written at a time when science was replacing religion, and explorers were mapping the globe, and in our own time made into an acclaimed movie by Terry Gilliam, The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen unleashed the quintessential madman upon the Age of Enlightenmentand it remains the tallest of tall tales to this day.
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The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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This was delightfully absurd. I don't remember why I bought it other than I definitely needed this mug. Was the book on clearance? Did I want free shipping? Did I just like the imprint design and randomly picked this title? Was I having a bit of Terry Gillam nostalgia? No clue. But I'm glad I read it.

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Gina
Gina
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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...to run or jump about playfully...

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Gina
Gina
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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Baron Munchausen stuck head first in a pile of hay.

Illustrated by Gustave Dore

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Gina
Gina
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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So I am reading this old book and...*BAMB*... I nearly fall out of bed but then I relized the previous owner had killed it and left it in the book... ummmmmm... so that's a new one...

Nute That is still a ‘yikes‘ for me!😬 4y
AmyG Omg I would have freaked. 4y
Gina @Nute @AmyG who does such as horrid thing? Use anything but a book. Such disrespect. 4y
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Gina
Gina
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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That glorious moment you snag a 1930s copy of Baron Munchausen illustrated by Gustave Dore!

Tamra Dore! 👏🏾👏🏾 4y
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mabell
mabell
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolf Erich Raspe
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I had looked forward to capping off my #WhimsicalTour by enjoying the fantastical adventures of Baron Munchausen. I love the absurd!

However, I found these tales to be rather unpalatable. Just about every story involved animal mutilation or grotesque injury (generally to someone other than the Baron.) The absurdity quickly became monotonous, and any humor was far outweighed by the repulsive harm inflicted.

On the positive side ⬇️

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mabell this step in my journey had the fortunate side effect of relieving me of any hesitancy in bidding Europe adieu, or auf wiedersehen, and returning home!

#BackpackEurope 6y
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